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The mother-of-seven found out she had cancer after having her seventh baby

And then three months after giving birth to little George, Sam discovered a lump in her neck.She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

The new mum had to undergo a gruelling five-hour operation to save her life but continues to stay optimistic for the sake of her family.

Her husband David said: "Sam was having a hard time with contraception this time last year so she decided after our sixth child that she would get sterilised.

"We had thought about it after our fourth but because of difficulties during the previous pregnancy she couldn't go through with it."

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Samantha bravely showed off her neck scar

"I had joked earlier in the day about Sam being pregnant so I thought she was having a laugh when she text me saying she couldn't be sterilised because she'd had a positive test.

"It turned out she was actually being wheeled down to have the procedure when a nurse came running down the corridor and said they needed to check something.

"A urine test she'd had earlier in the day said she was expecting. We were shocked but happy and because we don't believe in abortions we decided to go ahead."

Samantha's cancer diagnosis was a shock to the whole family, and she's soon going to take a radioactive iodine cure to try and kill the cancerous cells.

Speaking about her ordeal, David added: "I couldn't believe Sam's reaction when the doctor confirmed it was cancer - she looked at him and smiled.

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Samantha and David's children sat on the sofa all together

"He asked if she wanted a moment to collect her thoughts or have some time alone and she just carried on smiling.

"She said 'I'm not going to cry because that won't cure me. Where do we go from here?'"

Former bank worker David, 34, had to give up his job to help look after the couple's children - Ethan, 14, David, 12, twins Amelia and Madison, eight, Isabella, three, Darcy, 18 months and George, five months.

He added: ""The kids were upset when their mum went into hospital because it was a big operation and the scar on her neck is quite big.

"We sat them all down beforehand and explained. "It's a tough road but we have good family and friends helping us through."